CONTROVERSY! LIV pro gives frosty response to Phil, Couples beef at The Masters
LIV Golf player Jason Kokrak had a frosty response when asked about the Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples beef at the 2023 Masters.
Jason Kokrak had a decidedly frosty response when quizzed about the presence of LIV Golf players at the 2023 Masters.
He was asked about the comments Fred Couples made about Phil Mickelson a few weeks ago.
According to Couples - despite having a lot of admiration for Lefty's game - he views the six-time major champion as 'a nutbag'.
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Couples also twisted the knife on Sergio Garcia by describing the Spaniard as a clown.
Earlier in the week, Couples addressed those comments that were made over breakfast to a handful of reporters before an event on the PGA Tour Champions.
Long story short, Couples stands by what he said.
But he also told the media after playing a practice round with Tiger Woods at Augusta:
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Kokrak, who left the PGA Tour last summer, told the media the reaction he has received has been incredible.
Cameron Smith said he wasn't sure what he was going to expect but his comments swayed considerably from the LIV Golf party line.
Here's the full exchange Kokrak had with a reporter over the Fred-Phil dynamic.
Q. Has the reception been better than you expected?
JASON KOKRAK:
Q. You didn't hear a lot of "nutbags" today?
JASON KOKRAK:
Q. I mean, the Freddy-Phil thing?
JASON KOKRAK:
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